Chess Puzzle #5CfFm — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1730 · Advanced · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen f1; rook h2; knights d1/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/h4. Black: king e8; queen g5; rook a8; bishop e6; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/e4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen g5→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf2 — rook h2→f2. Opponent replies Nf3 (knight d4→f3).
  3. Best move: Nxf3 — knight g1→f3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Rf2.

Position data

FEN: r3k3/1pp4p/p3b1p1/3p2q1/3np2P/8/PPP4R/1K1N1QN1 b q - 0 23

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